Sad to see my former profession, physical therapy, continue to drift into the land of Woo.
If dry needling is not acupuncture, then a PT or a DC or an ND or whoever is free of those onerous requirements and can needle without the worry of acupuncture boards and regulations.
NOTE: I have received a private email from Liz Martin, who is involved with a website called Healthy But Smart. This article generally is supporting my contention on this topic. Just another resource attempting to objectively evaluate acupuncture and dry needling.
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Choose how you look at reality wisely. Yes, it is a binary choice.
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